Pan-lifter.



"E. E. STANFIELDL I PAN LIFTER. APPL ICATION F ILED JAN. 25| 1915- 1327,8 19. Patented May 29,1911.

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Application fled January 25, 1915. Serial No. 4,800.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL E. Sranrmnn,

a citizen of the United States, residin at Denver, in the county of Denver and tate of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pan-Lifters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pan lifters, and has for its principal object to provide a pan hfter which is designed to provide a means whereby hot ans may be transferredor the position tl iereof changed without endangering the hands of the user.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of being constructed of exceedingly cheap material and which may be formed at a minimum cost.

A further object. of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of being sold at an exceedingly low price and for which there will be a greatdemand.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following speclfication and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a pan lifter constructed in accordance with thls invention,

Fig. 2 is a side view in elevation of Fi 1 showing the pan in place, the said pan being partly in section to more clearly illustrate the method of use, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the slidable block.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entiret the handle of the devlce comprising the ight portion 2 having formed thereon the parallel arms 3. These arms extend forwardly and are bent outwardly as at 4' and thence downwardly at right anles to their horizontal axis as at 5, and the fower ends of these downwardly extending portions are bent inwardly as at 6 to form the pan supporting projectlons as clearly shown in the drawings. j

The non-heating relatively long block illustrated in Fig. 3 is designated generally by the numeral and comprises the body 8 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29,

which is provided with a longitudinally extending apertures thro which the parallel arms 3 extend. This block cooperates with the handle and forms a gripping element and is formed at its lower forward edge-with the forwardly extending lip 10 having formed therein the 'traii'sversely extending groove 11, in which the beaded edge of the pan which is being lifted, rests. Owing to the weight of the block and the frictional engagement of the handles 3 with the walls of the apertures 9 it Will be apparent that accidental movement of the block with relation to the article placed between the block and the arms will be eliminated. It is also apparent that due to the length and width of the block that thesame may be readily grasped should the handle member 3 become heated during the action of handling ans or the like, thus preventing injury to t e operator when in' use. 4

From the foregoing it will be a parent that in use the handle 1s gripped in hand of the user and the hooked ends of the arms 3 are then placed in such a position that they will engage the flan e of the pan as clearly shown in Fig. 2. he ippin eleinent or block 7 is then slid orward y so that the tongue 10 engages bneath the flange of the pan and cooperates with the inward extension 6 in holding the pan in the proper position.

While in the foregoing there has. been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that suoh changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as willfall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended clalm.

What 1s claimed is:

A pan lifter of the class described including a wire bent to form a U-shaped handle having the ends of its arms bentto provide L-shaped clamping arms, a rectangular nonheat conducting block of a relativel long length provided near its upper sid a pair of longitudinally extendin relatively spaced openings slidably an frictionally receiving the arms ofthe handle said block being of width so as to prevent accidental sliding movement of the blddk on the arms a lip formed on and extending forwardly from pair of.

suflic'ient length and the lower front edge of said block, said lip 1 having a transversely extending groove on its upper face defining a shoulder, said shoulder adapted tovbe positioned under the beaded edge of a pan forcing the same into the'groove and eliminating any rearward movementof the block with relation to the arms of the pan when the pan is clamped between the arms and block, said block permitting thepa-n to be lifted thus obviating 10 the necessity of the operator touching the wire handles.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARL E. STAN FIELD. Witnesses:

THOMAS 0. LONG, G. T. Lone. 

